Burton Abbey, Benedictine abbey
Dates: Founded before the eleventh century; relevant holding stated for 1004 and shortly thereafter.
Biography
A major Benedictine religious house in Staffordshire and a recorded recipient of Wulfric Spott's testamentary gift of Alfreton.
Notes / Sources
The later loss of the manor from the abbey is not documented in the sources consulted.
Research sources:
- Derbyshire Record Office, Catalogue Description, Manor of Alfreton, DS/UK/M/3631, historical summary citing Lysons, Magna Britannia, volume 5, Derbyshire, 1817, pages 3-4. — https://calmview.derbyshire.gov.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?id=DS%2FUK%2FM%2F3631&pos=1&src=CalmView.Persons
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